Judge Sonia Sotomayor Nominated for Supreme Court
May 26, 2009
After narrowing his list of potential nominees to four people, all women-- Federal Appeals Judge Diane P. Wood of Chicago, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Solicitor General Elena Kagan-- President Barack Obama made the decision over the 2009 Memorial Day weekend to nominate Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to the Supreme Court, with an announcement set for early Tuesday morning.
Ms. Sotomayor is the first Hispanic to be nominated to the Court.
See tweets about Judge Sotomayor.
News about Sotomayor
- NLJ: Sotomayor Hearing Revives Old Battle
- WSJ: Praise, Skepticism Greet Sotomayor
- WaPo: Hearings Not Just About Sotomayor
- WaPo: Quiet and Calm Outside Sotomayor Hearings
- WaPo: ‘Jane Roe’ Arrested at Supreme Court Hearing
- CNN Poll: Do Americans want Sotomayor confirmed?
- AP: Mock exercises prepare Sotomayor for hearings
- WSJ: Some Clinton-Era Sotomayor Materials Withheld From Public
- NYT: To Get to Sotomayor’s Core, Start in New York
- NYT: From Sotomayor Rulings, a Wealth of Data
- WaPo: Uncommon Detail Marks Rulings by Sotomayor
- WSJ: GOP Lowers Its Goals For Sotomayor Hearing
- NYT: The Place of Women on the Court
- NYT: Senators Settling Into New Roles to Weigh Sotomayor Nomination
- Politico: GOP war-games Sotomayor hearings
- NYT: Little Information Given About Solo Law Practice Run by Sotomayor in ’80s
- NYT: In Two States, a Lower Bar for Conviction
- National Law Journal: A Dozen Themes Frame Sotomayor Hearing
- National Law Journal: Roberts Court Takes Narrow Road to Right
- LAT: Supreme Court Leaned Right on Many Issues This Term
- AP: Colin Powell Attacks Critics of Sotomayor
- AP: Analysis: GOP Struggles for Anti-Sotomayor Message
- NYT: Environment Groups Find Less Support on Court
Commentary about Sotomayor
- WSJ: The Seinfeld Hearings
- News & Observer: Yes, the justices indeed ‘make law’
- WaPo: The Education of Sonia Sotomayor
- NYT: Questions for Judge Sotomayor
- National Journal: How Ricci Almost Disappeared
- WSJ: The Judge Sotomayor I’ve Faced
- USAT: A court ritual worth watching
- NYT: Age Discrimination
- NYT: Appointees Who Really Govern America
- Slate: Are All Civil Rights Special Privileges Now?
- Slate: The Supreme Court on Trial
- WaPo: Conservatively Liberal
Blog Blog Posts about Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings
- Jost on Justice:Pols, Polls Divided as Hearings Begin
- Slate: Dialogue on the Sotomayor Hearings
- WSJ Law Blog: Listening to History in the Sotomayor Debate
- NYT: Live Blogging the Sotomayor Hearings
- Election Law Blog: Who Should Argue Citizens United?
- Election Law Blog: More Leaks on How Ricci was Decided in the Second Circuit
- True Slant: A preview of the GOP’s anti-affirmative action witnesses
- The Ninth Justice: Women’s Groups On Board
- CQ Politics: Star Witness: New Haven Firefighter Will Testify at Sotomayor Hearing
- BLT: New Report Looks at Sotomayor by the Numbers
- BLT: It’s Still Kennedy’s Court, Say Supreme Court Practitioners
- BLT: ABA Committee Gives Sotomayor Top Rating
- Oxford University Press Blog: I Was for Sam. Now I’m for Sonia.
- Concurring Opinions: Truthseeking and Criminal Procedure in the Supreme Court’s Last Term
- Volokh: Is the Roberts Court “Anti-Environment”?
Law Blog Posts about Judge Sotomayor's Nomination (more)
Judge Sotomayor’s Appellate Opinions in Civil Cases
Posted on SCOTUSBLOG on May 15, 2009Judge Sonia Sotomayor is an obviously serious candidate to serve on the Supreme Court. We have been struck by how the amount of commentary about Judge Sotomayor has ignored the most accessible and valuable source of information: her opinions as an appellate judge...
"Judge Sotomayor and the First Amendment (And the Pending Case)"
Posted on How Appealing on May 18, 2009"Judge Sotomayor and the First Amendment (And the Pending Case)": Eric Turkewitz has this post today at his "New York Personal Injury Law Blog."
Lawyer's Evaluations of Judge Sonia Sotomayor
Posted on Prawfs on May 10, 2009As a number of people in the blogosphere have noted, Jefferey Rosen's pieces in the New Republic have tried to swiftboat Judge Sonia Sotomayor, and introduce her to the world in a way that distorts the incredible work and achievements of this gifted and accomplished woman...
The Sonia Sotomayor Scandal?
Posted on Conglomerate on May 14, 2009Jeffrey Rosen's "The Case Against Sonia Sotomayor" has gotten way more attention than it deserves, but if Rob Kar is...
The Sotomayor Video:
Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on May 03, 2009I have a different reaction than my co-blogger Jonathan to the video of Judge Sotomayor. Here's the transcript, as best I can tell:...
"Anonymous dishes on Sotomayor, Wood, Williams..."
Posted on How Appealing on May 11, 2009"Anonymous dishes on Sotomayor, Wood, Williams..." Michael Doyle of McClatchy's Washington Bureau has this post today at his "Suits & Sentences" blog.
Rosen v. Sotomayor:
Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on May 04, 2009Jeff Rosen makes "The Case Against Sotomayor." in The New Republic. The article, subtitled "Indictments of Obama's front-runner to replace Souter," presents a highly unflattering picture of the Second Circuit...
Why President Obama Will Not Appoint Judge Sotomayor
Posted on Prawfs on May 14, 2009Anyone who has been paying attention knows that Judge Sonia Sotomayor is (was?) a (the?) front-runner for Justice Souter?s Supreme Court seat. But along came Jeff Rosen, who questioned the choice of Sotomayor on the grounds that (1) she allegedly does not have the intellectual horsepower for the job, and (2) she?s a bully on the bench and difficult to work with...
After 15 Years of Excellence, Sonia Sotomayor Suddenly Became a DUMB BULLY--But Only Just Before the Last Election!
Posted on Prawfs on May 14, 2009Scandal! Scandal! I smell a true scandal in the air! After wondering about discrepancies between the lawyerly evaluations that Jeff Rosen cited in his hit-piece on Judge Sotomayor and some earlier ones that I had accessible, I had someone retrieve the full set of evaluations from her time on the Circuit Court...
Judge Sonia Sotomayor: What the Data Show
Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on May 13, 2009Much has been written about Jeff Rosen?s New Republic piece, which cited anonymous sources who disparaged Judge Sotomayor?s judicial ability. It is never easy to evaluate judges, or to evaluate...
Rosen v. Sotomayor: The Footnote Question:
Posted on The Volokh Conspiracy on May 07, 2009Michael Dorf has an interesting post on the "inexplicable error" in Jeff Rosen's article about potential Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Dorf concludes: "either Rosen didn't read or didn't...
The President Will Nominate Sonia Sotomayor
Posted on SCOTUSBLOG on May 26, 2009Consistent with the post below and our recent posts, and as first publicly reported by the AP, the President intends to nominate Sonia Sotomayor to replace Justice Souter on the Supreme Court.
Actual Legal Reporting On Judge Sotomayor
Posted on TalkLeft on May 15, 2009TNR and Jeff Rosen, take note. This is some actual legal reporting on Judge Sonia Sotomayor, from Tom Goldstein at SCOTUSblog: Judge Sonia Sotomayor is an obviously serious candidate to serve on the Supreme Court. We have been struck by how the amount of commentary about Judge Sotomayor has ignored the most accessible and valuable source of information: her opinions as an appellate judge...
Judge Sotomayor?s Opinions with Dissents ? Part I
Posted on SCOTUSBLOG on May 21, 2009In our continuing examinations of the decisions of judges rumored to be under serious consideration for nomination to the Supreme Court, below are summaries of a number of Judge Sotomayor?s decisions that provoked dissents or concurrences from other panel members...
Spotlight On Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan
Posted on Law Blog - WSJ.com on May 04, 2009Let the handicapping begin! Who liklely will emerge as the odds-on favorite to replace Justice Souter? We haven't the foggiest idea, but we'll offer a glimpse of two of the supposed contenders: Solicitor General Elena Kagan and 2nd Circuit Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Current Odds on Obama's Supreme Court Nominee
Posted on Law Librarian Blog on May 12, 2009Judge Sonia Sotomayor is the current front runner for President Obama's nomination to the Supreme Court according to the Irish gambling website, Paddy Power. Here's the line for the top five: Sonia Sotomayor 13/8 Diane Pamela Wood 9/4 Elena Kagan...
On the Brilliance of People like Judge Sonia Sotomayor and Barack Obama
Posted on Prawfs on May 05, 2009Let me start with the obvious conclusion that anyone would draw if they were to get to know Judge Sotomayor and her work both intimately and deeply: she is an absolutely brilliant jurist and an absolutely brilliant person. Having clerked for her, worked very closely with her over the course of a year, and then known her well for more than a decade, I have a very good take on who she is both as a judge and as a person...
The Case Against Sotomayor
Posted on Constitutionally Correct on May 04, 2009Jeffrey Rosen writes at the New Republic: The most consistent concern was that Sotomayor, although an able lawyer, was "not that smart and kind of a bully on the bench," as one former Second Circuit clerk for another judge put it. "She has an inflated opinion of herself, and is domineering during oral arguments, but her questions aren't penetrating and don't get to the heart of the issue...
links for 2009-05-20
Posted on The Gavel on May 20, 2009judgesonmerit.org » On Eve of Election, Endorsements for Merit Selection judgesonmerit.org » Will Concerns About Judicial Integrity Affect the Pennsylvania Judicial Elections? Judge Sotomayor?s Civil Opinions - Part II | SCOTUSblog Judge Sotomayor?s Appellate Opinions in Civil Cases | SCOTUSblog
"Judge Sonia Sotomayor: What the Data Show."
Posted on How Appealing on May 13, 2009"Judge Sonia Sotomayor: What the Data Show." Eric Posner has this post at "The Volokh Conspiracy."
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